Question

A customer has come to your department with an urgent question. You promised her that you would collect information about her question and answer it by noon. It will take you at least 20 minutes to gather the information needed to provide an answer. It is now 11:50 a.m. Your supervisor just scheduled a 30-minute meeting to start at noon. This meeting is for all employees in your department. You decide to:

Answer 1

Answer: ask for permission to arrive about 12:15 in the afternoon to the meeting and reply the customer question first.

Explanation:

Most of the actions taken inside a company are directed to customers' satisfaction, they are an important part of all business, so they have to be a priority. In this case, the worker can explain to the supervisor the urgent necessity of replying to the customer and the previous promise that has done of replying by noon. The supervisor may understand the important situation and summarize for the worker the 10 first minutes of the meeting; in this way the worker won't miss the meeting and will keep his commitment with the customer.